whine

英 [waɪn] 美 [waɪn]

• n. 闹声；抱怨；牢骚
• v. 哭诉；发牢骚

英英释义

Noun:

1. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Verb:

1. move with a whining sound;

   "The bullets were whining past us"
   

2. talk in a tearful manner

3. make a high-pitched, screeching noise;

   "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"
   "My car engine makes a whining noise"
   

4. complain whiningly

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The whine of the motors jangled her nerves.
   马达的闹声使她的神经受不了。
2. There were a few whines and whimpers about policy changes.
   关于政策的变动有一些抱怨和不满。
3. They do not sweat and whine about their condition.
   它们并不对它们的处境牢骚烦恼。
4. I can no longer abide the young people of our country who live off their parents and the fat of the land and then they find nothing better to do than whine and complain.
   我再也无法忍受我们国家那些年轻人，离开他们的双亲和肥沃的土地，然后他们发现什么也做不了，只有满腹的牢骚和怨气。

用作动词 (v.)

1. You whine, complain and act like a child.
   你就像个小孩一样吵闹抱怨个不停。
2. You are getting paid to think, not to whine.
   支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。
3. The cat whined at the door, asking to be let out.
   猫在门口哀叫着想出去。
4. Don't whine about it, or you'll sound like a baby boomer.
   不要絮叨这些，不然你想听起来像个婴儿潮时代出生的人。

经典引文

• My dog will whine in vain, Till fed by stranger hands.

  出自： Byron

• The..beggars..whining for alms.

  出自： Thackeray

• A gate whined on its rusty hook.

  出自： E. Hardwick

近反义词

【近义词】

• whimper 呜咽
• cry 哭
• gripe 抱怨
• whinge <英>哀鸣
• grumble 发牢骚
• howl 长嚎
• drone 雄蜂
• hum 嗡嗡声
• screech 尖叫
• skreak 发出尖叫声
• creak 辗轧声
• snivel 啼哭
• grizzle 灰色
• yammer 叹息
• yawp 大声叫嚷
• squeak 吱吱声
• screak 嘎嘎作响